Level of Moral Intelligence and its Relationship to Gender and Faculty among Students at AlZaytoonah University of Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed at detecting the degree of
moral intelligence of students at AlZaytoonah
University of Jordan, according to their point of
view, and the impact of the variables of gender and
faculty and their interaction thereon.
For that purpose, the researchers designed a
seven- aspect scale of moral intelligence distributed
to a random sample of (453) male and female
students in their first semester (2015- 2016) .
The results of the study have shown that
AlZaytoonah University students have a high
degree of moral intelligence as a whole. However,
significant differences have been indicated in the
variables of gender and faculty in favor of female
students, in comparison with male students, and of
scientific faculties in comparison with humanities.
The results have also indicated significant differences
resulting from the interaction between gender and
faculty variables in the aspects of shyness, respect
and empathy, also in favor of scientific faculties and
of female students.
The study recommends that the university
environment (lectures, extra- curricular activities,
conferences, seminars and students’ councils)
be invested in developing the various aspects of
students’ moral intelligence.